Cuddalore is assembly constituency number 155 in Tamil Nadu, in Cuddalore district, and one of the segments of the Cuddalore Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election B.rajkumar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 37.2% of the vote, 15,519 votes ahead of A.s.chandarasekaran (INC).
- 01B.rajkumarTVK70,85637.22%
- 02A.s.chandarasekaranINC55,33729.07%
- 03M.c.sampathAIADMK55,25829.03%
- 04S.sarasuNTK5,7663.03%
- 05K.lenintavk6230.33%
- 10 other candidates · 1,644 votesNOTA · 894 (0.47%)
Margin 15,519 votes · 8.15% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,90,378 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.rajkumarMale · 46 yrs | TVK | 70,856 | 37.22% |
| 2 | A.s.chandarasekaranMale · 58 yrs | INC | 55,337 | 29.07% |
| 3 | M.c.sampathMale · 67 yrs | AIADMK | 55,258 | 29.03% |
| 4 | S.sarasuFemale · 40 yrs | NTK | 5,766 | 3.03% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 894 | 0.47% |
| 5 | K.leninMale · 48 yrs | tavk | 623 | 0.33% |
| 6 | S. RamasamyMale · 70 yrs · SC | AIPTMMK | 375 | 0.20% |
| 7 | P.nagasundaramMale · 43 yrs · SC | Independent | 327 | 0.17% |
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| 8 | R. VeeramaniFemale · 30 yrs · SC | Independent | 214 | 0.11% |
| 9 | R.ramachandranMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 211 | 0.11% |
| 10 | P.natarajanMale · 43 yrs · SC | BSP | 136 | 0.07% |
| 11 | E.gurubaranMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 97 | 0.05% |
| 12 | R.mayavanMale · 52 yrs · SC | Independent | 97 | 0.05% |
| 13 | E.farook AliMale · 57 yrs | Independent | 74 | 0.04% |
| 14 | V. SuganthiFemale · 30 yrs · SC | Independent | 62 | 0.03% |
| 15 | S.rajamohanMale · 72 yrs | Independent | 51 | 0.03% |
The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Cuddalore result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.iyappan | DMK | 84,563 | 46.46% |
| 2 | M.c.sampath | AIADMK | 79,412 | 43.63% |
| 3 | Jaladeepan.v | NTK | 9,563 | 5.25% |
| 4 | K.anandraj | MNM | 4,040 | 2.22% |
| 5 | A.gnanapandithan | DMDK | 1,499 | 0.82% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,236 | 0.68% |
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| 6 | S.pushbaraj | TNLK | 617 | 0.34% |
| 7 | J.jacob | Independent | 307 | 0.17% |
| 8 | S.deenadhayalan | Independent | 291 | 0.16% |
| 9 | V. Dakshnamoorthy | Independent | 185 | 0.10% |
| 10 | R.vallal Kumar | BSP | 79 | 0.04% |
| 11 | S.v.rajarajan | DMSK | 74 | 0.04% |
| 12 | S.sampath | Independent | 46 | 0.03% |
| 13 | K.thangarasu | Independent | 31 | 0.02% |
| 14 | G.krishnan | Independent | 29 | 0.02% |
| 15 | A.mohamed Usman | APTADMK | 29 | 0.02% |
Cuddalore result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sampath M C | AIADMK | 70,922 | 41.07% |
| 2 | Pugazhendi Ela | DMK | 46,509 | 26.93% |
| 3 | Chandarasekaran A S | TMC(M) | 20,608 | 11.93% |
| 4 | Thamaraikannan Pazha | PMK | 16,905 | 9.79% |
| 5 | Seeman | NTK | 12,497 | 7.24% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,062 | 1.19% |
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| 6 | Selvam P | BJP | 1,964 | 1.14% |
| 7 | Malar P | Independent | 246 | 0.14% |
| 8 | Rajarajan S V | Independent | 232 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Raju K | Independent | 199 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Naveenan K | Independent | 179 | 0.10% |
| 11 | Rajamohan S | Independent | 106 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Prabhu R | Independent | 103 | 0.06% |
| 13 | Baskar A | Independent | 79 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Sonali M | Independent | 77 | 0.04% |
Cuddalore result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.C. Sampath | AIADMK | 85,953 | 60.56% |
| 2 | E.pugazhendi | DMK | 52,275 | 36.83% |
| 3 | R. Gunasekaran | BJP | 1,579 | 1.11% |
| 4 | S.V. Rajan | Independent | 892 | 0.63% |
| 5 | T.e.chithrakala | LSP | 774 | 0.55% |
| 6 | S. Sakthidasan | Independent | 457 | 0.32% |
Cuddalore outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Cuddalore district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Cuddalore is one of the assembly segments of Cuddalore. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Cuddalore candidates.
- M.K. VishnuprasadINC76,762 47.0%
- P. SivakozhunduDMDK38,643 23.7%
- Thankar BachanPMK31,396 19.2%
- V. ManivasaganNTK11,515 7.0%
- S. ArivudainambiACDP993 0.6%
In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 38,119 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Cuddalore.
Who won the Cuddalore assembly seat in 2026?
B.rajkumar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Cuddalore in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 70,856 votes, which was 37.22% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Cuddalore?
The margin was 15,519 votes (8.15% of valid votes). The runner-up was A.s.chandarasekaran of the Indian National Congress with 55,337 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Cuddalore in 2026?
Turnout was 85.40%: 1,90,656 of 2,23,243 registered electors voted, across 258 polling stations. That is 9.2 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Cuddalore part of?
Cuddalore is an assembly segment of the Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, M.K. Vishnuprasad got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Cuddalore a reserved constituency?
No. Cuddalore is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Cuddalore?
The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Cuddalore population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, CuddaloreEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Tamil Nadu state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Tamil Nadu districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, Tamil NaduBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in Tamil NaduCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in Tamil NaduMunicipal corporations, councils, wards